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单词 valent
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valentn.1

/ˈveɪlənt/
Etymology: < Latin valent, 3rd plural present indicative of valēre to be of worth.
Scots Law.
1. Value or worth.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > monetary value > [noun]
wortheOE
valuea1325
cost1340
valourc1350
valure1440
valora1483
valoir1496
valor1496
valuation1549
valent1765
vallidom1790
money value1848
money-worth1854
1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. v. §37 The old and new extents of lands, of which the valent is not known.
2. valent clause n. in a retour of special service, that clause in which the old and new extent of the lands are specified (W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl.).
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > right to succeed to title, position, or estate > succession > [noun] > descent by inheritance > return to Chancery relative to heir > specific clause in
valent clause1752
1752 A. McDouall Inst. Laws Scotl. II. i. 460 The Valent-clause, whereby the inquest ought to have returned both the old and new extent.
1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. v. §38 Because annualrents arising out of lands had no distinct valuation or extent, therefore they are said in the valent clause of the retour, valere seipsum.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

valentn.2

/ˈvalənt/
Etymology: Back-formation < valents valance n.1
technical and dialect.
A valance.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > valance
valent1794
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [noun] > hangings > a hanging
banker?c1350
coster1395
costeringa1427
hanging1431
ceilingc1450
valent1794
fall1852
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > hangings or valance
valancea1475
frontal1539
subbasmont1539
headcloth1545
pand1561
subpand1561
pend1578
sparvise1598
valencea1604
foot piece1653
valent1888
1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 158 The pockets, falls and valents.
1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 214 A broad stripe of leather, welted on the edge,..which shelters the inside, and is called a vallent.
1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Valent, a short curtain;..also the name of the upper or fixed part (if any) of window drapery.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

valentadj.

Etymology: < Latin valent-, valens, present participle of valēre.
Obsolete. rare.
Vigorous, flourishing.
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the world > health and disease > [adjective] > of health: good > thriving
well-likingc1350
well-thrivena1400
in seasonc1400
flowerya1420
thriftyc1440
valent1492
wealthya1538
vegetous1610
vegete1639
thriving1647
florid1656
grush1786
1492 J. Ryman Poems xviii, in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1892) 89 186 A roose, a valent floure, i-wis, Crist made springe of a thorne.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

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